The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-29
MR.. CAMDEN LOSES
THROUGH A SICK FRIEND.
His Adhcrcnts Hold Love feust md, II Ii
Supposed, isesoivs to stick Closer Than
Evsr-So Material Change In tho scnn.
torial situation Charleston Ncws.
speeias Di.paieh 10 G.< Iniellicencer.

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N. Camden lost another vote to-day. The
ballot was unchanged from that OF yester-
day except that Camden had 81 as sgainat
Ss and W. 7. Wiley 80 as against SO.
Senator Morrison is still too III to be In
his seat, and Mr.. McCombs. Of Marshall,
was absent from tho House on leave.
Senator Csmden's loss WAS only an ap-
parent ono, Senator 9. L. Brown, Of Jack
son, being slightly indIsposed and no.
being able 10 be in his seat when the joint
session convened. He will b on dock
tomorrow and vote for Camden again.
The Camden thirty.seven held an ex.
ceedingly secret caucus tonight. When
asked what was done those present aaid 1t
was harmonious and singular unanimity
prevailed. There is reason to believe,
however, that Camden's friends have
reached a stage where they think Il sdyis.
able to look defeat square In the face and
See how 1t can he so!tcned and robbed Of
q portion OF its bitterness.
The Camden contigGnt were treated to 3
little banquet this evening. ..f
The Register says good deal about Jim
Mason's lobby. 1t has not 30 far mon.
toned the receipted billpaid by Senator
Camden at tho st. Albert hotel and acci.
dentally picked up by an anti. .Camdenite.
The Register correspondents idea that the
election Of Charley Seabriyht to be Mayor
Of Wheeling Is q popular endorsement
right from the people Of Cemden's claims
Is funnier than barrel Of monkeys. II
there was one thing tha! did not
enter into tina. election 1t was a
thought Of the situation here. The only
connection between the two is the like.
ness Of methods. The Senator must noed
endorsing badly to strain point SO. y
THEIR PECULIAR POLICY. 'a"
Outaiders ara entirely Il. loss to account
Tor Mr.. Csmden's conduct. Although bis
lobby is increasing and new men are con.
stantly coming, he has no organization
and his strikers grope about in Tue dark.
II member Of the Legislature seems to
be laboring, from two to six local poll
ticians in his county put in their appear
Rnce, but this has become 80 common
that it attracts no attention. The Registers
account OF the mass meeting in Mounds
vile which was intended to bulldoze
Senator Bushrod Price did not cause a
single comment and had no moro effect
upon the Senator than the blowing of
the wind. He says he is eighty years old
and has been Democrat all his life, He
informed me that although the strikers in
the pale of monopoly may make ripple
on tho surface, they cannot phase. the
solid Democrats in his district. 1t is very
plain to him, he says, that all the Camden
men have money enough to run about the
country making demonstrations, whereas
the people opposing him are quietly at
home attending to their business; but
while they are not excited and noisy they
are none the less opposed to the Sanator's
reelection.
ON TIE 0. .R.R.
Col. Mclean, Of Putnam, is here and
he informs me that although superhuman
efforts have been made to bulldogs Sem
ator Switzer, his course is fully sustained
by the sturdy yeomany in his party and
be is stronger and more popular to-day
than he ever Was. Col. Mclean tells me
that it Is comman remark in Putnam
that his constituents desire switzer to act
as he thinks best regardless Of the clamor
Of Camden's strikers. ~
MR.. srEAKERt MR.. SPEAKER!
l had talk this evening with Mr.. Jno.
Osburne, prominent lawyer in Monro Q
county. He says that during his can
vass Speaker Rowan declared that he was
opposed to Camden, and that II he had
intimated his intention to support him he
could not have been nominated. 1teeems
that Gen. Phil. Snyder appointed Rowan's 8
Bon-or some near relation-to an office.
Oaburne enys that Camden man could not
obtain 100 votes In bis county and that
Rowan knows 1t perfectly we'll. With re-
gard to Senator VanPelt Mr.. Osburne gays
that when his name waB proposed to the
convention the question WAS asked how
no would vote on the senatorship and that
VanPelt's brother-in.law replied that he
wss authorized to pledge him TO voto
against Camden. There are several other
gentlemen hess from Monroe who have
been prominent in sll conventions, and
without exception they DECLARE that the
Greenbrier delegates are the only ones
yoicing sentiments OF tina! section. .
STILL PULLING AT REPUBLICANS. o
1t is very evident to me tlfat Senator
Canden's friends sre making the greatest
effort 10 obtsin Republican votes, and it
is also evident that they are not reeeiyipg
ing any encouragement. I was informed
to-day by thoroughly posted anti Cam
den Democrat, who is personally very par
tial to Governor Wilson, that thero is NO
contingency in which he could bo elected
as Camden's successor. He said it would
ruin his party to vacate the Govsrnorship
at this juncture, and that he believed that
if Wilson was pushed to tho front the Re-
publicaps would break and 70 to Camden.
It is the common opinion here that Cam
den made great blunder when he forcsd
the CAUCUS, for the reason that the Repub-
licans would violate their entire policy
should they support Democratic nomi-
nee-the more especially when suah noa1-
inee is loaded with Standard oil.
"whnt, Never :" s.
Auoeiaied pra, Difpa!eh. ~ ,s.,
CuARLsroS, W. Va, Jan. es.-The
Democrats held conference tonight
with closed doors for the purpose Of devils.
ing means by which to elect Camden
United States Senator. There were IS